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Date Posted: 08:03:24 03/21/03 Fri
Author: Richard
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Gloom, despair, woe, and President Bush

Hi everyone,

I have made the point before, that the Democratic Party has no economic policy of its own. This doesn't stop them from casting blame and finding fault, though. In describing the conservative's position, liberals will always paint the situation with the worst possible descriptors. Here's an example from Paul Krugman's latest Op-Ed in the NY Times.

And there's a lesson here that goes beyond fiscal policies. On almost every front the outlook for the United States now seems far bleaker than it did two years ago. Has everything gone wrong because of evildoers and external forces? In the case of the budget � and the economy and, yes, foreign policy � the answer is no. The world has turned out to be a tougher place than we thought a few years ago, but things didn't have to be nearly this bad. The fault lies not in our stars, but in our leadership.Who Lost the U.S. Budget?

Oh woe is us! If you read his entire article, you'll see that it is all gloom and despair. Mr. Krugman's biography claims he is an award-winning economist. If anyone should have an idea about how to improve the economy, it should be him. But his offering is empty rhetoric. He speaks of the problems with the current leadership. But leadership requires more than finger-pointing and playing petty political games. If you don't like the current plan and want to complain, you need to have an alternative. It does not take an award-winning economist to simply find fault.

Where's the beef? I can hear the wind blowing, but I don't see any trees swaying. Preaching gloom and casting doubt will not solve our problems. Paul Krugman and the Democratic Party have to develop some of their own ideas and have the courage to present them if they expect to be more than kibitzers. Until they can define a vision and a goal that they can sell the the American voter, they will remain in the minority. And that is as it should be.

Richard

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Re: Gloom, despair, woe, and President Bush -- Arkady, 11:19:45 03/21/03 Fri
- That's a nice spin, but . . . -- Richard, 00:50:58 03/22/03 Sat
  - Re: That's a nice spin, but . . . -- Arkady, 15:55:44 03/24/03 Mon
    - And that is where you depart from other liberals -- Richard, 09:28:41 03/25/03 Tue
      - Re: And that is where you depart from other liberals -- Arkady, 18:58:18 03/25/03 Tue